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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
It is customer driven.
1. Objective
a. Satisfaction of customer
b. Zero defect/ error-free
c. Producing the output right the first time
2. Focus
3. Strategy
a. Continuous improvement.
b. Total involvement of the organization.
c. Strategic actions.
d. Orientation towards long term objective.
e. Control of quality costs.
f. Preventive action.
g. Emphasis on QA.
h. Systematic problem solving.
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3.1.1 Features of TQM
4. Implementor
The similarities :
1. Both sectors emphasize on the 7 TQM principles
mentioned above.
The differences :
1. Customer Focus - TQM in the private sector organizations
gives more attention to customers satisfaction as compared to
the public sector as they are profit oriented and their customers
are the ones who support their business and give them profit.
While public sector gives attention to customers’ satisfaction to
create good reputation towards the government and maintain
legitimacy of the government. This is because public sector
represents the government.
The differences :
The differences :
4. Process Focus - TQM in the private sector focuses
on the process to produce a quality product which is
produced prior to consumption while TQM in the public
sector focuses from the beginning until the end of the
process as service to the customers are produced and
consumed simultaneously.
3. Establishment of Organization-wide
Steering Committee.
5. Adequate Resources.
3. Delegate TQ implementation.
(*’at once’ is NOT the same as; for once, one time only,
once in a lifetime, same time, only once)
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3.4 TQM Implementation
Approaches to be Avoided
Having too many people in teams may end up with the problem of
social loafing. (no. of members depends on requirement)